Mohammed Khatami

(born 1943), Iranian religious and political figure. The election of Mohammed Khatami to the presidency of Iran in 1997 signaled a possible change of direction for the country. Although in Iran the presidency was still largely symbolic and most power was held by the supreme religious leader, the first freely contested election under the Islamic regime was welcomed by Iranians

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